Major pathways of anaerobic and aerobic respirationअवायवीय और वायवीय श्वसन के मुख्य पथ

NCERT Fig 12.2 · interactive diagram

Parts and their functions

• Glycolysis (ग्लाइकोलिसिस) — Common to all three paths, in the cytoplasm.
• Pyruvic acid (पाइरुविक अम्ल) — Branch point.
• Lactic acid fermentation (लैक्टिक अम्ल किण्वन) — Pyruvate reduced to lactic acid by lactate dehydrogenase; NADH reoxidised.
• Alcoholic fermentation (ऐल्कोहॉलिक किण्वन) — Pyruvic acid decarboxylase + alcohol dehydrogenase; yeast dies at ~13% alcohol.
• Aerobic respiration (वायवीय श्वसन) — Krebs’ cycle + ETS in mitochondria; complete oxidation.

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